Folio 13r Translation and Transcription

Folio 13r Translation bite fiercely. They are never so tame, that their
ferocity does not increase. Sphynxes are also included among apes. They
have shaggy hair on their arms and are easily taught to forget their wild
nature. Of satyrs There are also apes that men call satyrs. They
have quite attractive faces, and are restless, making pantomimed gestures.
The apes called callitrices differ from the others in almost every
aspect of their appearance. They have bearded faces and broad tails. It
is not difficult to catch them but they rarely survive in captivity. They
do not live elsewhere than under the Ethiopian sky, that is their native
sky. Of deer The word cervi (deer) comes from ceraton, 'horns',
for horns are called cerata in Greek. Deer are the enemies of snakes;
when they feel weighed down with weakness, they draw snakes from their
holes with the breath of their noses and, overcoming the fatal nature
of their venom, eat them and are restored. They have shown the value of
the herb dittany, for after feeding on it, they shake out the arrows which
have lodged in them. Deer marvel at the sound of the pipes; their hearing
is keen when their ears are pricked but they hear nothing when their ears
are lowered. Deer have this characteristic also, that they change their
feeding-ground for love of another country, and in doing so, they support
each other. When they cross great rivers

bite fiercely. They are never so tame, that their ferocity does
not increase. Sphynxes are also included among apes. They have shaggy
hair on their arms and are easily taught to forget their wild nature.
Of satyrs There are also apes that men call satyrs. They
have quite attractive faces, and are restless, making pantomimed
gestures. The apes called callitrices differ from the others
in almost every aspect of their appearance. They have bearded faces
and broad tails. It is not difficult to catch them but they rarely
survive in captivity. They do not live elsewhere than under the
Ethiopian sky, that is their native sky. Of deer The word
cervi (deer) comes from ceraton, 'horns', for horns are called cerata
in Greek. Deer are the enemies of snakes; when they feel weighed
down with weakness, they draw snakes from their holes with the breath
of their noses and, overcoming the fatal nature of their venom,
eat them and are restored. They have shown the value of the herb
dittany, for after feeding on it, they shake out the arrows which
have lodged in them. Deer are the enemies of snakes; when they feel
weighed down with weakness, they draw snakes from their holes with
the breath of their noses and, overcoming the fatal nature of their
venom, eat them and are restored. They have revealed the secret
of the herb dittany, for after feeding on it, they shake out the
arrows which have lodged in them. Deer marvel at the sound of the
pipes; their hearing is keen when their ears are pricked but they
hear nothing when their ears are lowered. Deer have this characteristic
also, that they change their feeding-ground for love of another
country, and in doing so, they support each other. When they cross
great rivers